- Author: Nicholas Clark
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
The California Dry Bean Advisory Board is requesting applied research proposals for 2022. This commodity-based research request is sponsored by the California Dry Bean Marketing Order, under the guidance of CDFA (CA Dept Food & Ag). The Board has supported applied research by University programs for many years.
Attached, please find the grant application as well as a list of applied research priorities developed by the Dry Bean Advisory Board for 2022. In particular, the board is looking for projects in food science with developing new products for consumers, using California beans.
For current information on dry bean production in California as well as past reports funded by the board, see the Dry Bean webpage on the Agronomy Research and Information Center site. Previously funded research reports are available from this database.
Please share this call for proposals with colleagues and others who might be interested in dry bean research. Proposals are due by Friday, February 4, 2022.
Progress reports for projects funded by the dry bean industry in 2021 will also be due Friday, February 4, 2022. Attached is an example progress report.
Please submit proposals and final reports electronically to: Nick Clark, neclark@ucanr.edu. The final report will be uploaded in the UC ANR Dry Bean publication database referenced above.
If you have any questions, please contact Nick Clark or Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, mmleinfeldermiles@ucanr.edu, UCCE Farm Advisors and UC ANR Co-Liaisons, CA Dry Bean Advisory Board.
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
We look forward to hosting the UC Dry Bean Field day next Tuesday at UC Davis. This is just a reminder that, due to Covid-19 safety precautions, pre-registration is required. There is no registration fee. Please visit https://tinyurl.com/ucbean21 to register. The agenda is pasted below, and a downloadable version is available from the registration page. CCA continuing education credits (2.0) have been approved. Thank you, and we hope to see you next week!
Agenda:
9:00 am General Introduction, Paul Gepts, UC Davis
9:10 am Improving Both Productivity and Nutritional Quality in Beans, Christine Diepenbrock, UC Davis
9:20 am Garbanzo Drought Tolerance Genetic Study, Claire Spickermann, UC Davis
9:30 am Applying Novel Sensor Technology to Studying Lygus Interactions in Lima Bean, Kimberly Gibson, UC Davis
9:40 am Green cotyledon and Growth Vigor Research, Varma Penmetsa, UC Davis
9:50 am Lima Bean Breeding and Cooperative Dry Bean Nursery, Antonia Palkovic, UC Davis
10:00am Dry Bean Research Update: Seed Treatments, Plant Growth Regulators, USDA Garbanzo Variety Trials, Rachael Long UC Cooperative Extension
10:15am Nitrogen Fertility in Common Beans following Whole Orchard Recycling, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UC Cooperative Extension
10:30am Travel to Agronomy Field Headquarters
10:40am Release of New Bean Varieties with Heirloom-like Seed Patterns, BCMV Resistance, and Improved Yields, Travis Parker, UC Davis
10:50am Post-emergence Herbicide Options for Broadleaf Weed Control in Blackeye-beans, Jose Luiz Carvalho de Souza Dias, UC Cooperative Extension
11:00am UC Blackeye Variety Trial Updates, Sarah Light, UC Cooperative Extension and Bao-Lam Huynh, UC Riverside
11:10am Travel to Campbell Tract Field
11:20am Physiological Breeding for Drought Resilience in Common Bean, Tom Buckley, UC Davis
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
- Author: Sarah Light
- Author: Rachael Long
We are eager to host the UC Dry Bean Field Day once again! Please mark your calendars and join us on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 from 9:00am to 11:30am at UC Davis. The field day will feature presentations from UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension researchers. The agenda is below, and a downloadable version is available at the bottom of this post.
We are mindful of the on-going Covid-19 pandemic and are following safety precautions to keep everyone safe. Therefore, pre-registration for the event is required. There is no registration fee, but the registration survey will help us in the event there is a need for contact tracing. Please visit https://tinyurl.com/ucbean21 to register. Thank you for your cooperation, and we look forward to seeing you later this month.
Agenda:
9:00 am General Introduction, Paul Gepts, UC Davis
9:10 am Improving Both Productivity and Nutritional Quality in Beans, Christine Diepenbrock, UC Davis
9:20 am Garbanzo Drought Tolerance Genetic Study, Claire Spickermann, UC Davis
9:30 am Applying Novel Sensor Technology to Studying Lygus Interactions in Lima Bean, Kimberly Gibson, UC Davis
9:40 am Green cotyledon and Growth Vigor Research, Varma Penmetsa, UC Davis
9:50 am Lima Bean Breeding and Cooperative Dry Bean Nursery, Antonia Palkovic, UC Davis
10:00am Dry Bean Research Update: Seed Treatments, Plant Growth Regulators, USDA Garbanzo Variety Trials, Rachael Long UC Cooperative Extension
10:15am Nitrogen Fertility in Common Beans following Whole Orchard Recycling, Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UC Cooperative Extension
10:30am Travel to Agronomy Field Headquarters
10:40am Release of New Bean Varieties with Heirloom-like Seed Patterns, BCMV Resistance, and Improved Yields, Travis Parker, UC Davis
10:50am Post-emergence Herbicide Options for Broadleaf Weed Control in Blackeye-beans, Jose Luiz Carvalho de Souza Dias, UC Cooperative Extension
11:00am UC Blackeye Variety Trial Updates, Sarah Light, UC Cooperative Extension and Bao-Lam Huynh, UC Riverside
11:10am Travel to Campbell Tract Field
11:20am Physiological Breeding for Drought Resilience in Common Bean, Tom Buckley, UC Davis
2021 UC Dry Bean Field Day Agenda
![UC Dry Bean Field Day 2018. UC Dry Bean Field Day 2018.](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/beanblog/blogfiles/85517.jpg)
- Author: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
- Author: Nick Clark
The California Dry Bean Advisory Board is requesting applied research proposals for 2021. This commodity-based research request is sponsored by the California Dry Bean Marketing Order, under the guidance of CDFA (CA Dept Food & Ag). The Board has supported applied research by University programs for many years.
Attached, please find the grant application as well as a list of applied research priorities developed by the Dry Bean Advisory Board for 2021. In particular, the board is looking for projects in food science with developing new products for consumers, using California beans.
For current information on dry bean production in California as well as past reports funded by the board, see the Dry Bean webpage on the Agronomy Research and Information Center site. Previously funded research reports are available from this database.
Please share this call for proposals with colleagues and others who might be interested in dry bean research. Proposals are due by Friday, February 5, 2021.
Progress reports for projects funded by the dry bean industry in 2020 will also be due Friday, February 5, 2021. Attached is an example progress report.
Please submit proposals and final reports electronically to: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, mmleinfeldermiles@ucanr.edu. The final report will be uploaded in the UC ANR Dry Bean publication database referenced above.
If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Leinfelder-Miles or Nick Clark, neclark@ucanr.edu, UCCE Farm Advisors and UC ANR Co-Liaisons, CA Dry Bean Advisory Board.
- Author: Rachael Freeman Long
- Author: Amber Vinchesi-Vahl
A question came up about managing root-knot nematodes in processing tomato and lima bean rotations. Root-knot nematodes are tiny worm-like soil dwelling pests that cause root galling on plant roots, resulting in significant yield and quality losses. Symptoms of severe root-knot infestations include patches of chlorotic, stunted, necrotic, or wilted plants. These nematodes also predispose plants to other soilborne pathogens that cause root rot and wilt diseases. For example, a bean variety resistant to infection by the Fusarium wilt pathogen will become susceptible to this disease if infected with root-knot nematodes.
What is the link between nematodes in tomatoes and limas? Dr. Phil Roberts, Nematologist at UC Riverside shared the following response:
There are several root-knot nematode species and they differ in their response to resistance in tomato and various bean crops. Most common in our Sacramento Valley area are Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica. These nematodes are normally controlled by Mi-1 gene based resistant tomatoes, but there are resistance-breaking populations so that could be the reason for the infection on tomato (unless the tomatoes grown were not actually resistant). A further possibility is that the species is M. hapla, which is not controlled by the tomato resistance. M. hapla tends to induce smaller pearl-like galls on tomato roots and is not common in the Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Valleys.
As to rotating with lima beans, limas are susceptible to these root-knot species but there are resistant varieties available. Beja Flor baby lima has strong root-knot resistance. It was bred to contain three resistance genes that do a good job of blocking M. incognita and M. javanica. It yields well with the caveat that Steve Temple (former UCCE legume specialist) used to remark that it is more Lygus bug susceptible than some varieties, so if a grower went with UC Beja Flor they would need to keep up on the Lygus management. UC Luna baby lima has no root knot resistance. Other lines carrying M. incognita (but not M. javanica) resistance are the large limas White Ventura N and UC92.
If root-knot nematodes are present in a field with a history of Fusarium wilt, choose varieties that are resistant to root-knot nematodes as well as to the particular Fusarium wilt race present when possible. Another option is to rotate with root-knot nematode resistant cowpeas (blackeyes) instead of limas. Based on host-range tests, some varieties of cowpea have more root-knot nematode resistance than tomato. For example, some root-knot nematode races are virulent and highly pathogenic to Mi-1 gene based resistant tomatoes but not to nematode resistant cowpeas.
![Root-knot nematodes causing galling on tomato roots. Root-knot nematodes causing galling on tomato roots.](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/beanblog/blogfiles/74075.jpg)
![Processing tomato field showing symptoms of root-knot nematode damage. Processing tomato field showing symptoms of root-knot nematode damage.](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/beanblog/blogfiles/74090.jpg)